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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 10 Dec 2013

Look for Jackson’s cameo in the opening, which sets the tone. Call it another visual triumph for New Zealand’s vision of Middle Earth…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Devin Faraci (498) for Birth.Movies.Death. (774) on 09 Dec 2013

Congratulations, Millenials - you have your own disappointing Prequel Trilogy…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Chris Barsanti (896) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 09 Dec 2013

Some problems persist...but the series has found its footing, replacing complacency with storytelling confidence…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Alan Scherstuhl (679) for Village Voice (8,525) on 09 Dec 2013

Sure, all the studios offer anymore are big, dumb adventure spectacles, but that's not a knock against the achievement of this one, which at…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Jonathan Lack (87) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 09 Dec 2013

While the film's needlessly abrupt ending prevents it from working on its own terms, The Desolation of Smaug is quite nearly a great Hobbit…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Jocelyn Noveck (253) for Associated Press (1,685) on 09 Dec 2013

Onward to the third installment. Jackson is back on track…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Matt Prigge (853) for Metro (930) on 09 Dec 2013

One is allowed to sit back and accept that this will be a trilogy with just a bunch of mildly diverting, often seemingly purposeless loud and…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Andy Lea (545) for Daily Star (403) on 09 Dec 2013

Jackson barely puts a hairy foot wrong for an action-packed two hours and 40 minutes…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Matt Maytum (105) for Total Film (3,532) on 08 Dec 2013

Despite suffering from middle-act wobbles, The Desolation Of Smaug nevertheless delivers rousing action, incredible visuals and one stupendous dragon…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Stefan Pape (613) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 08 Dec 2013

Jackson evidently takes great pleasure in just giving us all this wonderful sense of escapism, with some unashamed, fantastical fun to indulge in…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Mark Adams (368) for Screen International (2,241) on 08 Dec 2013

A freewheeling and exciting second film that moves at a breathless pace offering up entertainment and excitement in equal measure and ends…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Emma Dibdin (195) for Digital Spy (1,161) on 08 Dec 2013

The Desolation of Smaug feels Ringsier in tone while forging entirely its own narrative path, marrying breathless action with shrewd character…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Matt Patches (283) for GeekNation (86) on 08 Dec 2013

Desolation of Smaug' is Tolkien fantasy unleashed, keeping up with the 'Avengers'-inspired Hollywood that wants its blockbusters bigger and…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 07 Dec 2013

The second leg of Peter Jackson’s three-part adaptation of The Hobbit, by J. R. R…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Jason Gorber (520) for ScreenAnarchy (469) on 07 Dec 2013

As an audience, we are literally traveling there and back again, and with The Desolation of Smaug, I'd suggest you're in for a hell of a ride…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 07 Dec 2013

A welcome return to form for Peter Jackson that should help remind everyone why they loved 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy so much…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By William Bibbiani (788) for CraveOnline (813) on 07 Dec 2013

Even though he airballs the finale and occasionally stumbles along the way, Peter Jackson does bring the old magic back…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By R. Kurt Osenlund (158) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 07 Dec 2013

A once-precious franchise's weakest installment, which forgets these adventures' magic was never conjured by bells and whistles…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Jim Vejvoda (203) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 06 Dec 2013

It's a breathlessly told, action-packed crowd-pleaser that restores the luster of the saga for those underwhelmed by its predecessor and leaves…

Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

By Todd Gilchrist (762) for TheWrap (3,203) on 06 Dec 2013

Eschewing the kitchen-sink minutiae of the first installment, Peter Jackson creates a rousing, immersive sequel that offers the same sort of…

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